Life-boat.



C. D. HOLMES.

LIFE BOAT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1o, um.

Patented Dec. 1, i914.

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LIFE-BGA@ Application led Merch 10, 1914.

-conipanying drawings, in whichh Figure l is a side elevation of alifeboat embodying my present improvements and Fig. is mainly alongitudinal, central, vertical, sectional view of said boat. Fig. 3 isa plan of said boat with the major portion Fig. l is a transverse,vertical, sectional view taken on the line l-l ci Fig. l, lookingforward, Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on the line 5-5of Fig. 1looking' astern and Fig. 6 is a similar view taken on the line 6`G ofsaid F ig. l looking astern. Fig. T is a relatively enlarged, sectional,view of the hood which protects the exposed end of a breathing tube bymeans. of which fresh air may be introduced into the cabin whenever itis unsafe or inconvenient to have the port-holes or companion way dooropen. ln Fig. 8 l have shown, in section, and somewhat enlarged, aportion of the double shell or skin of the boat. Fig. 9 is a relativelyenlarged, sectional, view of an automatic safety valve located in thebreathing tube already referred to.

My object is to provide motor lifeboat that is non-sinkable,self-rigl'iting and selfbailing, in which special provision is made forthe protection of the engine as well as for the passengers housed in thecabin, also for the complete separation of the engine and fuel from thecabin.

lncluded in my improvements is the special location otI arrangement oiIthe cabin, the cockpit andengine room whereby every foot of space intheboat is made available; my immediate purpose being to provide a lifeboatwhich, having been launched from a vessel, will be specially adapted forhousing comfortably a large number of passengers and which may rununder` its own power several days, if necessary, even in rough seas. `Y

Referring to the annexed drawings, the numeral 10 indicates as z. wholethe hull of the boat, said hull being formed, as here shown, of-an innershell 10 preferably of metal, and an outer shell of two plankingsUNL-10c and an interposed sheet 10d of oiled,

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Patented Dec.. El, ilfllll .Serial No. 823,809.

or chemically treated, canvas, thus providing a practicallyindestructible hull with an air space which will give great buoyancy tothe boat without the aid of special air compartments, or air-tightbulk-heads, which would take up. a. considerable part of the space whichis available for passengers and storage ot' provisions under my presentim-` y proved arrangement.

he engined-oom, denoted by the numeral 11, is located at the after endof the boat, is covered by a tight deck 12 and is cut oli' from thecockpit 18 by a bulk-head partition 14 which extends from the deck l2down tov the cockpit floor 15. From the said cockpit floor a specialbulk-head partition 16 eX- tends downward and athwart-ships to the innershell 10%' said bulkhead 16 being set under the flooring of thecock-pit, out of vertical alincment with the main bulk-head cated bytlie numeral 20 and is located well -forward in the hull of the boat.

The bulk-head 21, which forms the after end wall ot' the cabin, extendsfrom the cabin housing 22 downward to the cockpit floor 15 alreadyreferred to, and the cabin extends aft, under the cockpit floor 15, ltothe bullchead 16, thus providing valuable storage space for provisionsor luggage or, pret'- erably, sleeping berths 23 for two or more personson each side of the boat.

The cabin may bc entered from the cockpit through tight-fitting doors24e and the engine compartment may be entered through a tight-closingdoor 25.

My present plan contemplates the provision of means, operable from thecockpit, wherebv the engine may be started, stopped, regulated andotherwise governed, and the steering of the boat may be alsoaccomplished from the cockpit; my purpose being to provide a boat inwhich the passengers may be shut into a practically water-tight

